Border for cushions and similar articles.



NO. 796,561. v PATENTED AUG.8,1905."

' A.-O.'BUSOHNER.

BORDER FOR CUSHIONS AND SIMILAR'ARTIGLES.

' APTLIOAPION FILED JUNE 3, 1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1905.

Application filed June 3. 1905. Serial No. 263,544.

To t whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT O. BUSOHNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of NewYork,have invented new and useful Improvements in Borders for Cushionsand Similar Articles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a border for cushions and similar articles,which is of pleasing appearance, increased strength, and not apt to frayduring use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a cushionprovided with my improved border. Fig. 2 is a side view of the border,showing it partly broken away; Fig. 3, a cross-section on line 3 3, Fig.2; and Fig. 4 an enlarged cross-section through the fold of the border.

The border is composed of a strip of textile fabric which is foldedlongitudinally along the line a to form a wide rear flap (4' and a narrow front flap (L The rear flap is thus exposed beyond the edge of theoverlapping front flap, and this exposed section, as well as the entirefront fiap,may be suitably ornamented, as shown. Along the fold a agatheringstring Z) is drawn through the fabric, by means of which bothflaps a and a are uniformly shirred, so that though folded they lieclosely against each other. The gathering-string also permits the fabricto be gathered sufiiciently to follow the corners of av cushion 0, tothe edge of which the border is connected along the fold a. Theappearance of my improved border is very pleasing, owing to the com-.bined effects of the upper and lower flaps.

Further, the border is of greatest strength and stiffness along the edgeof the cushion and, finally, as the gathering-string is placed at adistance from both edges of the fabric the latter are not apt to frayout during use.

What I claim is- 1. A border for cushions and similar articles, composed of a longitudinally-folded strip having arear flap,an overlappingfront flap that is narrower than the rear flap, and a gatheringstring atthe fold, substantially as specified.

2. A border for cushions and similar articles, composed of alongitudinally-folded strip having a shirred rear flap, an overlappingshirred front flap that is narrower than the rear flap, and agathering-string at the fold, substantially as specified.

3. A cushion provided with a border composed of a longituclinally-foldedstrip having a shirred rear flap, an overlapping shirred front flap thatis narrower than the rear'flap, and a gathering-string at the fold, saidborder being secured to the cushion along said fold, substantially asspecified.

Signed by me at New York city, Manhattan, New York, this 31st day ofMay, 1905.

ALBERT (J. BUSGHNER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM SoHULz, FRANK v. BRIESEN.

